wp-Member v3.0.RC1 Released

We have released a new version of our WordPress Membership Plugin wp-Member. This latest version includes many minor and major bugfixes. It has been extensively tested with wordpress 3.0. If you experience any issues, please contact our support team by clicking on the support link at the top of every page of our website.

Changelog

  • CSS – All css has been moved from various files and added to css files within the css folder. This will provide much better control for users who wish to customize the css manually.
  • Trial Users – Some trial registrations were not adding the correct subscription length to members accounts. This has now been corrected.
  • Registration Page – Overlay image was incorrectly displaying border. This has now been corrected.
  • Upgrade/Downgrade – This option was failing to correctly add members subscription details to their accounts. This has now been corrected.
  • Paypal Payments – Previously, when a new member registers for a paid account, they were presented with 2-3 screens. We have completely shortened this process right down to just a single page. When a new member registers on your registration page, they will be sent to paypal as soon as they click on the “register” button. By reducing the number of clicks a new member has to make, we are making it much easier for people to use as well as increasing the probability of new members completing registration and making their payment.

To download the latest version of wp-member, please click here.

wp-Member 3.0 and WordPress 3.0

we are presently running a battery of tests with the latest stable release of wordpress 3.0. Over the past few weeks and months we have been testing wp-member v3.0 with the beta releases of wordpress v3.0 so that when the stable version of wordpress 3.0 was released, we could again run tests. This is because the stable release of wordpress will have changes in it that were not in beta releases. As such we are unable to test our plugin against these changes until they have made the stable release.
As a rule of thumb, most blog owners will not immediately upgrade to a wordpress stable release. This is because while it is classified as “stable”, it will have many bugs that will be found and fixed within the first two weeks. You can see this with any new release of a wordpress version, within a few weeks a secondary release will be made to fix the bugs in the initial release.
Leaving this period of time before updating not only ensures that you are using the best version of wordpress, it also gives plugin developers a chance to ensure they have ironed out any issues with their plugin. Some plugins as yet have not been tested with the latest version, others that have been tested with the latest version and updated, will likely need to be updated once again when the next bug fix version of wordpress is released.
For the time being, we are advising clients to use wordpress v2.9.2 along with wp-member v3.0.beta4 as these two versions have been extensively tested together. Shortly, we will be releasing wp-Member v3.0 as soon as we have completed testing and altering it to work seamlessly with the latest stable version of wordpress as well as the upcoming bugfix release of wordpress.

Easy Tips to Create subscription WordPress Sites

It is not uncommon to find that WordPress is the favourite content management system used on the internet today. It is especially a favourite amongst bloggers because of the simplistic features, frequent updates and the extensive customizability features that allows you to create the perfect blog or website. In addition to all the many plus features is the easy way to create subscription WordPress sites.

A major advantage of WordPress sites is that you are not limited to RSS feed subscriptions only! There is an array of options available to suit the most discriminating webmaster’s requirements.

In order to allow for paid subscriptions on your WordPress site you can make use of  WP-Member, our premium Membership Plugin. wp-member is a first-class plug-in that will change your single level subscription WordPress site into a distinguished full multilevel membership site.

The best part of WP-Member is that it is super easy to use and you do not need any prior WordPress or coding or configuration knowledge.  You only need to select the membership level for posts, categories and pages and WP-Member will by design deal with access rights, payments, and subscriptions of members.

It would be wrong not to recognize RSS as the most popular option, and is commonly found on almost all blogs, websites, and especially media related websites on the internet. What is significant with subscription WordPress sites is that you are not limited to only the blogs on a website but members can subscribe to blogs or sites by using tags or even different categories.

You can make use of two easy ways. Permalinks are the easiest way to do this. It is as simple as adding “add/feed” at the end of an URL to get a feed. In the event where Permalinks are not made possible, it is just as simple. Then you only need to add “&feed=rss2” to the URL.

This is what makes creating subscription to WordPress so astonishing. You can turn almost any content into feeds! All you need to do is to affix the feed value to the applicable URL.

The following tips will assist you to create subscription WordPress sites easy and uncomplicated as well as customized to your needs and requirements.

  1. You can create subscription options on a WordPress site or blog where members can subscribe to specific entries on a blog of a specific category or on receiving all the comments that is posted.
    Subscribing to a specific blog entry or comment is helpful if your members only want to follow a specific discussion or a certain topic. This way they do not need to read all the entries in order to find the ones they are interested in.
    Members or even visitors can have the option to subscribe to receive notification of all the comments posted on the site.
  2. You can create subscription to WordPress sites for email notifications and updates. This is the most number one choice for most internet users. Make sure your site offers users the option to select a daily or at least a weekly email update.
    Email notifications are preferred above RSS feed readers because it is often found that these RSS readers are crammed full with other sites and this hinder the effectiveness.
  3. An option that will surely put your site a cut above the rest and make it appear very impressive is when you create a subscription WordPress page where members can choose the various products or options regarding their subscription.
    This is the ideal place to provide options such as daily or weekly information email notifications, notifications on special offers, or notice on fresh comment or content. Make sure that the subscription plug-in is properly installed and ensure it works properly.
    The layout of the subscription page is also very important. It must be appealing, easy to understand and straightforward to make the selection options your readers would want to use.

To create subscription WordPress pages is not something you do quickly to get it up and running as soon as possible. The subscription page on your blog or site portrays in a large way the overall impression you will leave with visitors and members.

Therefore it is important to spend enough effort to create subscription WordPress pages that impress and are effective in all aspects.

WordPress Membership Plugin World Leaders

Best WordPress Membership Plugin

Our status as the number one WordPress Membership Plugin has enabled us to create multiple customized versions of our WordPress Membership Plugin. Two of these WordPress Membership Plugin versions have been trialed and are due to be released within the next two months.

Our ability to expand and develop new versions of our WordPress Membership Plugin is only made possible by our customers support for our range of products. Everytime we release a new version of our WordPress Membership Plugin, we will first offer it as a free upgrade to our existing customers.

Our new WordPress Membership Plugin feedback system has allowed us to gather users first hand experiences of using our WordPress Membership Plugin. This will be continued and expanded to ensure we are developing the right features for our customers, both current and future.

In short, if you want the best WordPress Membership Plugin, you have come to the right place.

Market Leading WordPress Membership Plugin

Best WordPress Membership PluginWe have recently upped the stakes in our aim to produce the best membership plugin in the world. We have form an entire team who will soley consentrate on updating & expanding current features as well as adding many many more features. We aim to make wp-Member the most compatible and best WordPress membership plugin by pre-adding code for a huge range of affiliate and other services.

Payment Gateways
Part of our next development phase will produce payment gateways for every major system. These will be released one by one. They can be dropped into wp-member and activated within the wp-member admin section. If you have any suggestions of gateways that we should include, please contact us.

World Class Support
We aim to bring support closer to you by providing support directly on your membership plugin within your blog. We have also been developing a brand new support system that will vastly reduce the time it takes you to get any answers that you might need.

Have your say
Do you have a suggestion of something you think should be included in our wordpress membership plugin? Please contact us to let us know. We like hearing your perspective and requirements.